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Holding it in (the learning, not the pee) – The gendered importance of toilet breaks for geoscience students during field-courses

November 22, 2024
Holding it in (the learning, not the pee) – The gendered importance of toilet breaks for geoscience students during field-courses
Photo taken by Amy Reed

Field-based teaching is a cornerstone of geoscience education. Concepts such as scale, complexity, spatial awareness, 3D geometries, methods, skills, and techniques are inherently difficult to teach from a lecture theatre. However, achieving the benefits of field-based teaching might require a learning module not always considered as a prerequisite: planning and providing information about bathroo ...[Read More]

How to EGU22: COVID-19 regulations for attending the meeting on-site

April 27, 2022
How to EGU22: COVID-19 regulations for attending the meeting on-site

Now that the registration for on-site participation of EGU22 has closed, those of you who are joining us in Vienna will be getting ready to travel! As a part of your registration to attend in-person, you will have provided your agreement to follow the requirements to enter EGU22 at the Austria Center Vienna that were described on the EGU22 website, as we were instructed by the Austrian Authorities ...[Read More]

LGBTQIA+ in the field

June 19, 2020
LGBTQIA+ in the field
Image credit: François Dulac, (distributed via imaggeo)

As a part of any field-based science work, whether it be as an individual scientist, research team or with students, we must first conduct a risk assessment. This often focuses on the physical dangers that you, your colleagues or students may encounter whilst working in stressful and sometimes unfamiliar environments. More recently, field-based risk assessments for physical/environmental scientist ...[Read More]